Landolphia spp
Common Name:Gumvines Description Apocynaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly… Read More »Landolphia spp
Meet the crops
Icacina oliviformis
Common Name:False yam Description The Icacinaceae are a family of flowering plants, consisting of trees, shrubs, and lianas, primarily of… Read More »Icacina oliviformis
Artocarpus altilis
Common Name:Breadfruit Description Artocarpus camansi is a moderately fast growing, single-stemmed, evergreen tree of 10-15 m or more with a… Read More »Artocarpus altilis
Uapaca kirkiana
Common Name: Wild loquat Description Uapaca kirkiana is a small to medium-sized evergreen or semi-deciduous tree with spreading multiple branches… Read More »Uapaca kirkiana
Dovyalis caffra
Common Name:Kei Apple Description Dovyalis caffra is a shrub or small evergreen tree, usually 3-5 m in height, but sometimes… Read More »Dovyalis caffra
Adansonia digitata
Common Name:Baobab Description Adansonia digitata is a large, round canopied tree with a swollen trunk, about 10-25 m in height,… Read More »Adansonia digitata
Vangueria infausta
Common Name: African Medlars Description Vangueria infausta is a deciduous tree 3-8 m in height with a short trunk and… Read More »Vangueria infausta
Crotalaria juncea
Common Name: Sunn hemp Description Crotalaria juncea, known as brown hemp, Indian hemp, Madras hemp, or sunn hemp, is a… Read More »Crotalaria juncea
Boscia senegalensis
Common Name: Aizen, Nabedega Description Boscia senegalensis, or hanza, is a member of the family Capparaceae.The plant originated from West… Read More »Boscia senegalensis
Vitellaria paradoxa
Common Name:Shea Decsription Vitellaria paradoxa is a small to medium-sized tree (min. 7) 10-15 (max. 25) m high; much branched,… Read More »Vitellaria paradoxa